Informatics Major Subject (Academic)

Overview

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Duration: 6 semesters
Course Start: Winter semester
Restrictions: Without NC 1
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Contents of the subject Informatics

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Contact persons

Student Counselling Service
Beratung durch Studierende der jeweiligen Fachrichtung
Academic Student Counselling Service
Beratung durch Lehrende zu Studienangebot und Inhalten des jeweiligen Studienfachs
General Student Advisory Service
First point of contact for general academic advice, personalised study guidance, and psychological counselling
Interdisciplinary openness
The Bachelor's degree programme in Computer Science at Bielefeld University promotes a broad interdisciplinary openness that enables students to integrate knowledge from different fields such as mathematics, biology and engineering. This diversity enriches the degree programme and broadens the perspectives for the later application of what has been learned.

Modern infrastructure
The Faculty of Technology offers specialised computer science infrastructure, including research labs and compute clusters. These modern facilities enable students to work with the latest technology and gain practical experience in the application of computer science methods.

Practical courses
The degree programme places great emphasis on practical events and tutorials. This practical training allows students to test their theoretical knowledge in real-life application scenarios, which significantly improves their appointment preparation.

Good supervision ratio
Good contact with teaching staff and a low student-teacher ratio ensure individualised support. This promotes dialogue and support for students throughout their studies.

Compact campus
Bielefeld University's compact campus enables short distances between the various facilities. This facilitates access to courses, laboratories and counselling services and contributes to a pleasant study environment.
The program opens up a wide range of career opportunities in various fields, such as:

Software Development: This degree prepares students for careers in software development, where graduates create applications and systems for various industries.

IT Consulting: Graduates can work in consulting firms, where they apply their expertise to optimize IT systems and processes in various organizations.

Data Analysis: With the skills acquired during their studies, graduates can work in data analysis, where they evaluate and interpret large amounts of data.

Research: Another career path leads to research, where graduates work at universities or research institutes and develop innovative solutions in the field of computer science.

Industry and Manufacturing: Graduates find employment in industry, particularly in the development departments of mechanical and plant engineering companies, where they contribute to the development of intelligent systems.

Access to the Bachelor programme is granted to those who have a university entrance qualification suitable for Germany (e. g. German ‘Abitur’).

Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.

Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.

Course start

Studies can be commenced only in winter semester.

Length and scope of studies

The standard period of studies is 6 semesters. Information on studying part time.

The studies Major Subject (Academic) Informatics comprise 120 credit points.

Find out about the academic structure model and note the possible combinations as well as the rules regarding the individual supplementary area.

The study places are not subject to any admission restrictions (numerus clausus). Nevertheless, you need to apply within the currently applicable application deadlines. Afterwards, however, you can submit your application for enrolment directly in the application and status portal, provided that you meet the access requirements.

Step by step to a bachelor programme without NC

Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.

Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.

Application deadline reminder

To the application portal

You will find the programme of lectures for this course in the eKVV.

An overview of the introductory and information events is provided by the central student counselling services.

Possible Combinations

This subject can be combined with the following subjects in the Combined Bachelor's Degree:

Combined Bachelor's Degree with One Minor Subject

As Minor Subject you may choose Art History and Historical Image Studies Biology Business Administration and Economics Chemistry Computational Linguistics Educational Science English Studies: British and American Studies French Fundamentals of Cognitive Systems German as a Foreign and Second Language German Languages and Literatures History Latin: Roman Literature, Culture and Society in European Context Law Linguistics Literary Studies Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Social Sciences Sociology Spanish

Combined Bachelor's Degree with Two Minor Subjects

As Minor Subject you may choose Aesthetic Education Art History and Historical Image Studies English Studies: British and American Studies Ethics Latin American Culture and History Linguistics of Romance Languages Literary Studies Mathematics Physics Protestant Theology

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The information on admission restrictions / numerus clausus (NC) refers to applications for the winter semester 2026/27 and summer semester 2027.
Information on NC values from previous years
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